The crew of Artemis II. From left to right: Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Reid Wiseman The solar eclipse photographed by Artemis II on April 6 The Artemis II mission has concluded after ten days in space. Launching on April 1, the astronauts on board (Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen) conducted a lunar flyby, marking the first crewed flight outside of low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972.…
A Pulitzer Prize-winning landmark of American theater is coming to NECC this spring, bringing with it a powerful and deeply human story that remains just as relevant today as when it first premiered. From April 30 through May 3 NECC theater will present Angels in America Part One: Millennium Approaches. Set during the height of the 1980s AIDS crisis, the play follows the intersecting lives of six individuals as they navigate love, loss, sexuality, and…
Storyteller Al Bostick entertains a crowd in the Dimitry building on the Lawrence campus on April 7 A translator was on hand at Al Bostik’s performance in Lawrence. NECC President Lane Glenn smiles as he listens to Al Bostick’s performance.
NECC’s 2026 Men’s Basketball Team Nationals Championship announcement on billboard on Interstate 495. On April 8, Northern Essex Community College came together in the Sports and Fitness center on Haverhill campus to celebrate and honor the Knights Men’s Basketball team and staff national championship victory State Sen. Pavel Payano was among the speakers. Darren Stratton the NECC head Men’s basketball coach won the Region 21 Coach of the Year Award, the East District Coach of the Year Award, the NABC Coach of the Division. During the national championship tournament Stratton won the National Championship Gary Cole Coach of the tournament…
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NECC at the Jim Sheehan Memorial at Fitchburg State University, two Knight’s runners are seen left Maci Abbatessa who broke the school’s record for the hammer throw event at the Jim Sheehan Invitational at Fitchburg State University Track and field has made waves early into the season. Sophomore Maci Abbatessa recently broke the schools record for the hammer throw event. At the Jim Sheehan Invitational at Fitchburg State University Saturday Aril 4, she launched her hammer 34.35 meters or 112 feet eight inches. This broke the previous record set in 2010 by Katelyn Wallace. “I’ve been working at this for…
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As the April sun begins to warm the walkways of the Lawrence and Haverhill campuses, the atmosphere at Northern Essex Community College is shifting. We’ve since moved past the initial “Awakening” of January and survived the “Crossroads” of March. Now, as the April/May finals approach, we’ve officially begun to walk the path towards the “Final Push.” This stage of the semester is usually defined by a frantic search for the finish line. Much like a journey through a fog-laden forest at night, the path forward requires both individual willpower and the support of those around us. For this edition of…
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Summer’s coming up fast, and suddenly everyone’s talking about internships, part time jobs, and “getting experience.” You’re ready to apply — but then you hit a roadblock: every job wants experience you don’t have yet. That’s literally why you’re applying. Here’s the good news: you can build experience before you land that first big role. You just have to get a little creative. Here are a few ways to start boosting your resume, sharpening your skills, and getting yourself career ready long before graduation day. What does it mean to have no experience? No experience generally means you have not…
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